Financial Express - India's leading business newspaper from the Indian Express Group

The discrete charms of the Delhi Durbar

Is India facing a renewed threat of Latin Americanisation? One big megapolis and a wasteland all around? According to a study commissioned by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), Delhi ranks at the top as India's most "investor-friendly" state.

StanChart to buy Chase HK's consumer business for $1.3 b

Standard Chartered Plc is to acquire the entire issued share capital of Chase Manhattan Card Company Ltd and Chase's Hong Kong-based retail banking business for around $ 1.32 billion, even as it sold Chartered Trust,

India among top service exporters

Booming service exports have put India close to the top of the league of countries with the highest share of service exports in total exports.

Bharti Cellular believes in quality training

Last month, Bharti Cellular, cellular telephony service provider in the Delhi and National Capital Region circle, won the Golden Peacock National Training Award for 1999. The award is given by the New Delhi based Institution of Directors for best innovative human resource practices.

...announces top-level appointments for India

Standard Chartered Group on Saturday announced the appointment of Jaspal Bindra as its regional manager (India), and chief executive officer of Standard Chartered Grindlays Bank.

SBI Caps moots cut in Hirma Power levelised tariff

SBI Capital Markets has recommended a further reduction in the levelised tariff for the 3960 mw Hirma mega power project at Rs 1.2134 per Kwh for a 30-year period.